❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

Hanley25

Hi all.

Not been on in a while as I work in payroll and the run up to Xmas is our busiest period I've put in over 20 hours of overtime in 2 weeks!

Still haven't finished my wrapping and not done my food shop either and back in work Monday for God knows how many hours! Off to Broughton today to get some last minute items and hopefully the food. Then tomorrow I'm hoping to make and freeze soup and chocolate sauce ready for the big day. oh I also have 2 yule logs to ice and decorate.

At some point I need to wrap and deliver all the inlaws pressies! Huge task as DH is one of 8! Supprisingly I'm very calm. I think it may be the quiet before the storm tomorrow when nothing I've planned is done.

Hugs to all those who need them.

OMO my birthday is July 19th.

FeistyFidget

Alikay wrote: »

Finally feel Christmassy now....off to panic-buy brussell sprouts!

This has just made me proper :rotfl:

I have my Christmas meal out with friends tonight, DH has actually agreed to come along (he never joins in with anything social) so I am very excited about this. Only downside is that I really need to get my big hamper done for a close friend and the mini nail sets for the others. And my cousin is popping in to grab our pressies (and presumably give us ours) as she knows I have no car. As we have company the house has to be spotless (she is germphobic and popped in for a 'surprise' visit with her 4 children. It was the day of the fete so the house was a tip. She sat looking at the mess disdainfully, I could have cried )

Sunday will be deep clean and then I plan to hibernate and be looked after for the next several days

Oh and just remembered I need to squeeze in printing up DH T-shirts and MIL westie bag at some point :eek:

System

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msgigglewick

i've been up since 4am, teach me to go to sleep at 8:30 lol i've watched national lampoons christmas vacation and sorted breakfast.. today we have dh's parents over (not looking forward to that as i know they have spoken to his boys who we're not currently talking too so thats gonna be eggshell walking there) I also need to ice two cakes i didn't do yesterday, make some mincepies and do the shopping at some point as dh wasn't awake at 4am with me to go do it! (and the money is in his account not mine)... also got my brother and sil popping over todo the pressie exchange.. house is a tip and i've only just got the motivation todo something about it.. oh well they'll have to make do

Tommorow we have my sister and her family over, for lunch only i think, for pressie exchange and depending on weather maybe a walk up town. Also got to cook the ham and some sausage rolls.

Christmas eve, 3 girls are going to the cinema so i'll pop into the shops for the food we don't get today and fresh bread, day of fun i hope, turkeys going to take 5 hours to cook so thats got to be in the oven by 6 at the latest. List a mile long todo this day ahhhh madness but i love it.

Turkey and ham are already out of the freezer, so its time to get on with cleaning the kitchen. cherrio!

chickywiggle

hugs to all going thro a tough time (i have been reading but not remembering to post)......
My OH went to meadowhell last night then winged he couldn't get most of the stuff on my Christmas list ..............I pointed out perhaps he could have done if he'd done it on amazon a month ago when I first gave him the list!!!! will they never learn!!!!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

So my 3 days go like this:
saturday: Tesco delivery due between 11-1 (must have been having a senior moment when I booked that as I always get 9-11)

Make some sort of christmas biscuits - i'm thinking spiced or gingerbread ........ or both........anyone got some no fail make with 2 small boys recepies.
I thought about trying the stained glass biscuits but only have haribo no boiled sweets so guessing they won't work....hmmmm could I cook with holes in and pour jello into them when cold to set???

Christmas makes - I'm thinking a Santa stuck in the chimney christmas lists.

main meal - cheesy potato/ ham/ egg bake


flylady - kitchen, bathroom, front room. sort out the freezer.

Sunday: Remember to take Gammon out the freezer to defrost.
not really sure what else yet.

main meal: pizza night (assuming tesco deliver the pizzas today ).

christmas makes- stockings

flylady - kids rooms

Monday: Christmas eve hamper. Party for Bouncy Ben Elfling.
finish wrapping the presents
open my mini baileys from friend at work.
flylady - our room

Ruth_honey

Own_My_Own wrote: »

So does my cousin. Don't have your bd on my list.:)

Just had a mad moment, went to use downstairs loo, and ended up cleaning it. Also hoovered it and hall, then steam cleaned them. One less thing to do tomorrow.:D

Oh, silly me! My birthday is June 15th. Very considerate of my mum, I think. My year goes: build up to my birthday for 6 months. MY BIRTHDAY! Then...build up to Christmas. CHRISTMAS!!! Then it starts again. :rotfl:

Rosygirl wrote: »

Own My Own- So sorry, I truly hope that you get past this and manage to at least have a good Christmas eve with your family.





Set out with DH and 2 younger DS's last night to pick up a couple of bits from Argos and then a bit of SM (just realised how appropriate these initials are :rotfl:) shopping. We got as far as Argos then chickened out and went for a belated birthday meal instead- which was, even though just basic pub food, was really lovely. Dh then kindly offered to go back out later and get what was on my shopping list.:T I haven't checked what he got yet (was in bed when he got back) but hopefully it has some resemblance to what I wanted :eek:
I am about to start cooking Lorraine Pascals cranberry and nut pie now, as DH doesn't eat meat, so we always have a big veggie main course as well as a bird.
Hopefully going to see a farm that has a Christmas shop in their barn later, it looks lovely on the adverts so I hope it's worth the drive or I will get lynched after the Christmas market fiasco!

Risky- foil wrapping? Had never thought of that, sounds like a plan for next year. :cool:


OMO my birthday is December 16th.

Yes, I did have a nap. Blossom snoozed on her radiator bed & I fell asleep for about 45 mins-after only reading a few pages of my book.

That cranberry & nut pie sounds nice. Off to google it.

Own_My_Own

*Louise* wrote: »

Mine is 17th May :j

MON: My favourite day of the festive period,

So's mine and so's mine :j:j

Today MAJOR TIDY.

Tomorrow Dad coming to get presents in the morning, then will deliver the rest in the afternoon

Mon Not sure (down to the weather) was going to go to Colchester with dd, but wont if it's raining like it is now.

Feel so sorry for the people in Cornwall who have been evacuated from their homes again this morning.

CHRISSYG wrote: »

one more for the list OMO my birthday is December 25th.

Did you hate that as a child ? Did you 2 presents or just a larger one ?

Rosygirl wrote: »

Own My Own- So sorry, I truly hope that you get past this and manage to at least have a good Christmas eve with your family.
.

Past what ?

The washing on the landing IS passable now. I have done 6 wash loads. 3 of which were bath towels. Even though nobody had any when I asked in the week. Only another 4 to go.

his_missus

Morning,

Hugs to reformedshopaholic, hope you can work things out xxx

Survived Mr A's at 5.30pm yesterday. I managed to do the weekly little shop (as I had already got a lot in) before Hubby had finished his shopping for stocking fillers for me.
Mden should not be allowed to shop alone, I realise this now. He put four cans and 4 bottles of wine into a little plastic bag which fell apart as he got to the van, smashing a bottle. Amazingly two other bottles seem to bounce and survived. They very nicely replaced the bottle as the bag was clearly dodgy they said -NO my potty Hubby had overstuffed the bag!

Just need to label dad's vodka and wrap and I'm all done.

I hope you all have an incredible Christmas and all of your hard work pays off. Enjoy spending time with your families and friends and raise a glass to those who are no longer with you to celebrate this wonderful time. I hope Santa brings you everything you desire. See you all in 2013 hopefully when we start planning for it all over again. MERRY CHRISTMAS xxx

System

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Did you hate that as a child ? Did you 2 presents or just a larger one ?


What i hated was the fact all my pressies were wrapped in christmas paper and i was told that ones a birthday gift and also my birthday cake was always a christmas cake with a "happy birthday" plastic sign near the christmas cake decorations, I HATE CHRISTMAS CAKE !!! when every year i complained about the cake i was told there was more then me in the house and everyone else liked it .
I think i just didnt like the fact my birthday always seemed to be an after thought , even now years later when ive spoke to my parents on the phone christmas day they usually forget to say happy birthday and often ring back later in the day when they remember.

chickywiggle

:mad::mad::mad: I ordered squirty cream on last weeks shop so I knew we had some for Christmas...................and some g1t (my husband I'm assuming) has opened the seal......................

......................if he thinks I'm going shopping for another this weekend he can guess again!!!!